Diets that lack hyper-palatability are effective at facilitating fat loss because they prevent passive overconsumption.

“The reason why the diet that you described is so effective at this, is because it lacks hyper-palatability. And so, the way that you create hyper-palatability... Hyper-palatability is basically the tendency for food to be very flavorful, very delicious, and very easy to passively overconsume. And so, the formula for hyper-palatability is basically refined carbs, fat, mixed together, salt it, and/or make it sweet. And there's your formula for food that is easily passively overconsumed.”